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Bettendorf, IA vs Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ

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- Sierra Vista Southeast spends 20.1% less per student than Bettendorf.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.7% higher in Sierra Vista Southeast than in Bettendorf. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sierra Vista Southeast had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bettendorf
 Bettendorf, IASierra Vista Southeast, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,412  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,892$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31414573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Bettendorf    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

very low crime, great schools, housing costs-a decent house for family of 5 is around  More

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We are thinking of moving to the area (Iowa). I am an NC native, although we feel the need to move out due to huge influx of newcomers in this area from the northeast  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Bettendorf when our son was in elementary school based on favorable comments about the schools from several friends in similar stages in their lives. We  More

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Reviews for Sierra Vista Southeast    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The climate of Sierra Vista, AZ is just about perfect. The summers get pretty hot, not too awful, and the winters are mostly 60s and  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to SV in part because we believed that the climate would be ideal, not too cold in the winter and not too hot in the summer. However, after spending five  More

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Over 19 years ago

wonderful climate, no great extremes and beautiful mountains for  More

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